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He says: “I started off with all the white patches and then as I get older my black spots flourish.

“I’m like the Benjamin Button of vitiligo. When I was younger I just wanted to fit in but now I’m happy to stand out.”

Motivational speaker, Harnaam Kaur, 27, from Slough has polycystic ovary syndrome and is a bearded lady.

The bullying at school got so bad she self-harmed and contemplated suicide.

At 16, she decided to keep the beard and work on her self-confidence.

Polycystic ovary syndrome has given Harnaam Kaur the ability to grow a beard (Image: Hey Sonny)

She has a Guinness World Record for being the youngest woman to grow a full beard.

Now a body confidence advocate, model and Instagram star, she says: “I’m a fabulous bearded lady. I forget that I have a beard sometimes.”

At 6ft 9ins Aly Stosz, from New York is the tallest person to move into the house in Yorkshire.

The artist is one of the tallest people in the world.

She documents her “humongous life” through her social media and artwork, letting people know up front that she’s an “actual giant”.

Artist Aly is one of the tallest people in the world (Image: Hey Sonny)

Aly is also passionate about health and mindfulness, and is keen to promote diversity. She says that she doesn’t want other women who feel like they don’t fit the traditional beauty mould to feel less worthy.

She says: “I’m 6ft 9in and I own it.

“People do look at me all the time – and sometimes I wear sunglasses and headphones just to block it out.”

Meanwhile Kristen Riley, 36, who organises activities in an elderly care home is one of the shortest people in the world.

Her brother, also a primordial dwarf, died aged 24 from a brain aneurysm, a common complication of the condition, and she has had brain surgery to remove her own aneurysm.

Her height has proved an advantage on screen – Kristin has had an acting role in Oz The Great And Powerful. She says: “I’m 3ft 5.5in. People do point at me but I try not to notice what’s going on around me.”

Lucas Hayward, a roofer, from Leicester, was born with a facial deformity called oculo-auriculo-fronto-nasal syndrome.

The 22-year-old has undergone many plastic surgeries to look "normal" after he experienced bullying as a child.

Lucas is now a vocal anti-bullying campaigner for Changing Faces.

Lucas is now a vocal anti-bullying campaigner (Image: Hey Sonny)

He says: “I was born with a facial deformity where my face over-developed. I’ve had a lot of surgery. I’ve been through a lot so I just want people to know that personality is a lot bigger than the way you look.”

When he was just a toddler, Rowdy Burton, from Alabama, America, had both his legs amputated.

The 31-year-old was born with the genetic condition sacral agenesis and is now known for walking on his hands and using a motorised skateboard to get around.

Rowdy, who has recently moved in with his girlfriend, uses his YouTube channel to discuss living with no legs.

He says: “I had my legs amputated when I was three because they were going to grow funny and be in the way. I’d like to change the constant assumption that I can’t do things.”

Rowdy now uses his hands to get around (Image: Hey Sonny)

Ted Parrotman, from Bristol has always loved parrots.

The 60-year-old has undergone several extreme body modifications to look like his beloved birds.

He changed his name by deed poll to Ted Parrotman and has numerous multi-coloured tattoos and piercings.

He is one of only two people in the world to have had his ears cut off for cosmetic purposes. He also has transdermal implants in his head and tattooed eyes.

Ted would like to have his septum removed so his nose can be shaped more like a beak and to have multi-coloured teeth.

Ted has had several extreme body modifications to look like this beloved parrots (Image: Hey Sonny)

He used to work in a shoe factory but has struggled to find a job since his body modifications. He says: “I want to look like a parrot because I love their colours and their characters.

“Society judges people by their appearance. People think I’m a freak.”

For as long as he could remember, Dan Cooper, from Wyoming, USA, felt as if his lower left leg and foot didn’t belong to him.

It took him many years to discover that this rare condition has a name – body integrity identity disorder.

Sufferers have an intense desire to have a healthy limb amputated.

For as long as he can remember Dan has felt he shouldn't have two legs (Image: Hey Sonny)

In 2009, aged 64, Dan finally found a surgeon in Thailand to remove his lower leg – and he has no regrets. He says: “All my life I wanted to be one-legged. It is extreme but I wanted to be happy in my skin.”

And on tonight's show Rachael bravely confronted some of her biggest fears with the help of her new housemates.

Bashir, who also has a skin condition, was the driving force behind gettng Rachael to feel more confident in her own body.

Despite years of bullying, Bashir has now grown to love his unusual lookl.

He said: "When I was younger I wasn't confident at all. I got called names like zebra and cow.

"But now I accept my skin and I wear it with pride.

Bashir is now incredibly comfortable in his skin (Image: Hey Sonny)

"I used to want to fit in when I was younger but now I want to stand out."

Because of Bashir's earlier confidence problems he recognises to same agonising self doubt in Rachael.

She explained: "I just want people to see me, smile and walk past, I want them to stop staring.

"People look at me like I have chicken pox or as if I'm contagious. I go into the supermarket sometimes and people won't touch my hand to give me my change. I go home crying."

The mum revealed one of the hardest things she finds to deal with is when people make comments when she's with her children.

Rachael, who only began to develop the benign tumours on her skin when she was a teenager, said: "I was with my children on holiday and one man said I looked like I had crocodile skin and my son was horrified.

Rachael has thousands of lumps all over her body (Image: Hey Sonny)

"People and comments like that hurt my children and that's really upsetting because I'm their mum."

But she bravely agrees to go swimming with the rest of the house at a pubic swimming baths.

Even though she's covered up she enjoys her time in the water - until it was time to get out.

Rachael said: "Towards the end there were a lot of children in the pool and I thought everyone was looking at me and I just wanted to get out.

"Getting out of the pool I was horrified and because I have a hearing impediment I can't hear what people are saying.

"I'm angry at myself because I wasn't able to do this better."

But her new housemates were proud Rachael had taken such big strides and confronted her fears.

Dan was the final housemate to open up about what made him different.

Dan was the final housemate to open up about what makes him different (Image: Hey Sonny)

The 74-year-old has battled body integrity identity disorder for almost all his life.

He explained to his housemates: "I hated the idea of having two legs and I felt I was an imposter in my own skin and throughout my life it just got more and more intense."

Dan, determined to find a cure for himself, spent years in therapy but eventually, at the age of 65, he took the ultimate step and had his leg amputated.

He said: "At 65 I realised I wanted to enjoy life on my own terms and I travelled to Thailand for the surgery."

His revelation shocked his housemate, especially Rowdy, who was forced to have his legs removed.

But Dan insisted he had no regrets, saying: "It cheers me up when I think about my leg being off.

"My biggest regret is trying to fight it for so long. I felt I didn't have a right to be who I am."

And surrounded by his new housemates, Dan finally has the acceptance he has craved for so long.

Rachael said: "It took me a while to understand but it's his body and his life and he can do what he wants."